Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Michael Rosenfield

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided February 26, 2016No. 2015-080Published

1Dissent

Dooley, J.,

¶ 17. dissenting. While I acknowledge that the methods defendant chose to modify the DUI-3 conviction are unavailable, and join the majority’s analysis of those remedies, I believe the deficiency is in how defendant labeled his request, not whether relief is available. I do not believe that the majority would dispute that if defendant had successfully applied for sealing of the earlier convictions before his conviction in 2014 for DUI-3, the two earlier convictions could not have been used for enhancement and the conviction would have been for DUI-1.4 The Legislature clearly…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. United States v. DenedoSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Woodrow Fleming v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  4. J.S. v. Bethlehem Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. State v. BoskindSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002

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